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Thursday, December 8. 2011TMS Project - December 7, 2011WOW! Lots to see and report on this project!  Truck Repairs Gerry Dettloff works to weld up some of the surfaces on the truck pedestals. With the truck totally dismantled for painting, repairs are being made along the way to renew worn areas and breathe new life into the truck.  Pedestal Liners Several of the pedestal liners were worn, cracked or missing. These should be replaced with new, and we feel we can fabricate new ones to suit. The problem is with sourcing the manganese steel plate used for these wear parts. So, if anyone has a shop willing to part with a few square feet, it would save us the prospect of having to buy an entire sheet, a very expensive sheet at that.  New Tires We said things were moving fast on this project, and were not kidding. Here is your FIRST LOOK at the new tires, now delivered to the machine shop for mounting.  Old Wheels Also in the shop, here are two of the old wheel and axle sets, with the old tread turned down and ready for the new tires. The new tires get heated to a substantial temperature to expand their diameter, are placed on the wheel hubs, and then shrink and grip as they cool. This is a technique and proven process that has been used in the rail industry for over a century. Thursday, December 8. 2011Wood Shop Update - December 7, 2011 Windows Everywhere Victor Humphreys works to get green interior cab paint on eight new windows for Norfolk & Western 2050. You can also see a whole lot of new beading strips that were made, and of course those all get painted before glazing the frames. Some progress was also made ripping, planing and sawing pieces for two more new windows for the locomotive. Work was finished on a new door for the C&NW 10304 caboose and the door installed by Victor.  Cab Parts Pete Galayda has fabricated new parts to go into the cab interior for Charles City Western 300. Now primed, look for them to get the finish gray enamel soon. John Nelligan crawled into the far recesses of the hood and managed to extract a control resistor which proved to be good! Other work in the shop included Rich Witt doing the finish work on two new window frames for the GLEN SPRINGS. Frames have been fit to the openings, tails on the stiles trimmed, bevels cut on the bottom. Rich worked to use a router with a special jig he developed to plow out pockets for the lift hardware. Rich has scheduled surgery for a knee replacement after the first of the year and we all wish him a successful process, less pain, more mobility, and a speedy recovery! Thursday, December 8. 2011CTS 4223 Update - December 7, 2011 Retriever John Faulhaber works to get the right fit between the painted retriever and retriever mounting ring for this car, while Pete Galayda and Jim Followell 'supervise'. Before mounting on the rear of the car, we thought to check the fit and had to sand away some of the new paint buildup. Lorne Tweed has returned from his travels and he and Simon Harrison continued their work on the car, cleaning and refinishing side window sash, and working to get some of the newly painted parts and trim back on the car. More parts were delivered by the paint contractor, only two pieces remaining to be delivered. |
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Thu, 05-16-2013 21:52
Looking good Bob! I hope to come out soon once I'm done with school.
Wed, 05-15-2013 21:28
I was not around at the time. General discussion suggests that it was "pretty marginal" in a number of areas. Nigel
Mon, 05-13-2013 11:08
"THUMBS UP!"
Fri, 05-10-2013 02:15
No, it will not be necessary to hold any of the work waiting for the plow to be turned, end for end. Weather will be the major factor, but there will [...]
Thu, 05-09-2013 19:54
The CGW X-38 plow is really coming to life. Bob Kutella and Vic and crew need to be very proud of your collective efforts. I am very appreciative of [...]
Thu, 05-09-2013 15:20
The snowplow looks great! Are you going to apply the door and upper windows befor it is turned to continue work?
Thu, 05-09-2013 09:09
Max, Is there any progress to report yet, in regards to the installation of the poles and overhead wires? Have a good day, sir.
Wed, 05-08-2013 18:40
Thanks for the update! I still don't understand why Commonwealth #5 was removed from service. Do you know why?
Tue, 05-07-2013 09:28
Mr. Kolanowski.....I was just wondering if the Spaulding webcam will be up and running soon for us stay-at-homes. Thanks!2FP
Mon, 05-06-2013 23:04
Max, Has work begun yet on the construction phase of erecting the poles and putting up the wire? Wish I could be there to watch it happen.
Mon, 05-06-2013 23:02
Keep up the good work, Bob. Wish I could be there to help!!!!!!!
Sun, 05-05-2013 18:53
Ah yes, I have made such Jibs myself. If it were me, I would add in each corner an angled piece from the base to the Jib to act as sway bracing. [...]